Ambulance service crisis after record number of 'violent assaults' on staff

Ambulance service crisis after record number of 'violent assaults' on staff

'These figures are truly shocking and reflect a pattern of increased violence, aggression and abuse'

Shock over record number of attacks on ambulance crew

Ambulance leaders said that there are a growing number of ‘violent assaults’ against staff. Paramedics and other ambulance crew members have faced a record number of “violent assaults”, ambulance chiefs have warned. There were 22,536 incidents of violence, aggression and abuse directed at UK ambulance staff in the 2024/25 financial year, the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) said. This is the equivalent of 62 attacks or abusive be…

AACE call for tougher legislation on violence against ambulance staff

AACE call for tougher legislation on violence against ambulance staff Meghan Shaw 25 April, 2025 AACE call for tougher legislation on violence against ambulance staff 25 April, 2025 In 2024-25, UK ambulance services reported 22,536 incidents of violence, an almost 15 per cent increase from the previous year. This equates to at least 62 ambulance staff being abused or attacked daily.In the March 2025 NHS Staff Survey found that 38 per cent of …

Ambulances crews face highest-ever rate of 'shocking' violence and abuse

The AACE is reaching out to UK health ministers 'at the highest level' to explore interventions that could deter these attacks.

Calls for action to combat growing number of violent assaults on ambulance workers - Banbury FM

In the South Central Ambulance Service area there were an average of just over 95 incidents every month The ambulance service which serves Banbury has joined calls for action to help combat the growing number of violent assaults against ambulance workers in the UK. Within the South Central Ambulance Service area there were an average of just over 95 incidents recorded every month in the year up to the end of March.   That means that at least thr…

462 Staffordshire ambulance workers attacked and abused in 12 months

Some paramedics never return to work